Not only is the bison one of the most iconic animals in North America, but it's actually the United States' national mammal.

--The heaviest land mammal in North America, weighing 900 to 2,200 pounds. --With large heads and curving horns, bison have a shaggy coat of brown hair on their shoulders and legs, with shorter ...

Yellowstone National Park. Bison Facts. Number in the Park. 5,000-6,000. Average Size. 8-10 feet long; 1,000-2,000 pounds. Mating Season. July or August, with one calf born in April or May ...

In 2016, President Barack Obama signed a federal bill into law making American bison the national mammal of the United States. Earlier this week at Genesee Park in Golden, Governor Jared Polis ...

In those 11 years, they have restored over 2,500 head of bison to 100,000 acres of land. Bringing back the buffalo has been symbolic of tribes regaining their place on the land.

Bison herd stops traffic as it crosses road in Yellowstone 01:01. A Florida man was gored by a bison after coming too close to the animal in Yellowstone National Park, officials said Wednesday.

Two baby bison were born on Monday to the herd at Fermilab in Batavia, officials with the lab said. “One of the most exciting moments is when a calf takes its first steps,” Cleo Garcia ...